366 Tang Xuan the Negotiator
The next day, Jun Hua was looking towards Nanglong Souka with questions written all over her face. This old man had just told her that he needed her to come into the court today. It should be known that women usually did not join the court due to their lower position. Although she is a princess, she was still not allowed to meddle in the matter about their government easily.
"Prime Minister Nanglong Souka, did you hurt your head over the span we have been away?" Jun Hua asked the old man with a confused expression.
Nanglong Souka cannot blame Jun Hua for doubting his word because he too couldn't believe that he needed to come over and meet with this little lass because of matter in the court. Since she had been away with Soujin for the past four to five months, there was no way they would know that there was something happening here. Well, they could know from their people, but this matter was quite sudden.
"If you don't have anything important, please leave," Soujin said coldly. Jun Hua is a married and pregnant woman now. He would not allow her to do any hard work.
Seeing the cold glint Soujin gave him, Nanglong Souka felt wronged. It was not like he wanted to come here by his own initiative. Inside his heart, he yelled at Yan. If only this new emperor didn't ask him to confront his grandson to ask for permission to take Jun Hua to the palace to help with the court, he would not bother with their life.
"There is someone who could only be handled by you," Nanglong Souka answered.
"Handled by me?" Jun Hua wore a strange expression. For the first time in her life, she heard that she could handle someone else. Did he think she was a human tamer?
Noticing the weird expression she had, Nanglong Souka hurriedly changed his words, "Not like that, but there is someone whom you know and he only wanted you to talk about the matter regarding trade with him."
Trade? Jun Hua's mind worked hard as she finally remembered one person whom she did have contact a long time ago. She sighed to herself at the thought that she will still need to do more work even when she is pregnant.
"Show me the way."
Nanglong Souka nodded his head and escorted the two of them to the palace. Soujin obviously didn't want to leave Jun Hua alone as the girl refused to tell him who that person was. The moment they reached the palace, they could see a finely dressed young scholarly man standing inside the hall with a beautiful lady by his side.
The young man looked towards Jun Hua with surprise, but Jun Hua just sighed. She clearly recognized his scholarly front extremely well.
"How do you do, Prince Tang Xuan?"
How long has it been since the last time she saw this noble from the Yuan Kingdom? She hadn't paid any attention to the river, so she might have missed the time when the water went down this year.
Tang Xuan looked towards Jun Hua in disbelief. His mouth opened up a little as he said in a quivering voice, "Jun Min?"
"That's me," Jun Hua knew that this man didn't know that she was Jun Min. Still, seeing how his expression changed so much from the revelation made her slightly satisfied. After all, almost everyone who found out that she was Jun Min would be greatly surprised.
"But how…?" Tang Xuan looked at Jun Hua for several seconds before sighing, "Even when I have found out about the fake corpse, you still manage to fool me."
"It's not like I want to fool anyone," Jun Hua shrugged. "Back to the topic, did you come here because of the matter in the Yuan Kingdom?"
Tang Xuan sighed and nodded his head, "Yes. I have heard about the matter the Yuan Kingdom becoming one of the subordinate countries of Long Kingdom. Because the conquest hadn't over yet, the place is still governed by the previous Emperor, but I guess the time is near for the change, right?"
Jun Hua nodded her head. After Fan Lanying finished her conquest and all, she will stay in that city along with Ming Hui. Of course, they hadn't known about the matter yet since she didn't tell them about the detail. With Fan Lanying practically fleeing towards her soldiers to start the war, there was basically no chance for her to tell the other party.
"I want to discuss the term with you since you're the first person that I met previously," Tang Xuan said and his eyes turned to the man beside her, "But I guess I won't be able to do that without offending this man."
Jun Hua laughed dryly. Soujin must have sent this man a glare because he knew her. There was simply nothing she could do since they indeed knew each other.
"My wife is not up for a negotiation. You may talk about the matter with our emperor," Soujin said calmly, yet his tone was rather cold and unapproachable.
Tang Xuan froze at the word 'wife'. He peered towards Jun Hua for a moment before nodding his head and moved to the side a little. The girl who had been standing behind him could now be seen clearly, "This is Xiao Meng, she is the daughter of a powerful noble in my area."
"Xiao Meng greets Princess Hua and Prince Soujin," Xiao Meng curtsied.
Jun Hua nodded her head, "Why did you bring her here?"
"At first I want to introduce her to Jun Min," Tang Xuan coughed, "But I guess I shall change my plan."
"You can give her to the emperor," Soujin retorted calmly. With the beauty this Xiao Meng had, there was no way that playful prince won't be moved at all.
"I don't think that would be a good idea," Tang Xuan shook his head. Considering Yan's reputation, it would be better if Xiao Meng didn't meet with that young emperor at all.
Jun Hua and Xiao Meng could clearly see these two men were looking at each other with challenging gaze. The two ladies instinctively moved back and let the two of them have their staring contest. At this time, there was no need for them to plunge themselves into the unnecessary problem like that.
"Princess Xiao Meng, do you mind telling me the story of your kingdom?" Jun Hua smiled.
Xiao Meng was stunned. She looked towards Jun Hua with a wry smile, "I'm not a princess."
"If you're not a princess, you won't be wearing things of this quality," Jun Hua was introduced of these accessories by Ming Hui and Yan during her spare time. Those two were extremely proficient when it came to these things and Jun Hua managed to learn a lot. One of them was the fact about the material used for nobility and royal family.
Xiao Meng smiled in resignation, "You have a good eye. Yes, I'm the princess there, but I'm not one of the favored princesses there. I only come here because there is a battle for succession in my country and I don't want to get dragged into it."
Jun Hua nodded her head, "I pray for the best."
"Thank you."
As the two of them were talking, Ming Hui had just walked into the court and found the two people were still busy with their gazing battle. He sighed to himself.
"If you want to fight, there is a training hall not far from here."
Soujin looked towards the man in front of him, "Shall we try, Prince Tang Xuan?"
"Sure, I have long wanted to see your prowess, General Soujin," Tang Xuan answered.
Behind them, Jun Hua just sighed. She could never understand what these men were thinking.
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